Fung Fung
- Name: Fung Fung
- Native name: 馮峰
- Also Known as: Feng Fang, Fang Fang, Fung Yi Sing, Feng Feng, Fung Feng
- Nationality: Hong Konger
- Gender: Male
- Born: December 1, 1916
- Died: February 16, 2000
Born in 1916, Fung Fung started acting at seventeen in Cantonese Opera. Eventually at some point during the thirties he began doing movies. Quite handsome in his young days, Fung played leading man parts. He started writing movie scripts in 1949 and directing the following year. One of the first movies he directed, The Kid, had him co-star with a young child actor of some repute, named Siu Lung, "Little Dragon", better known later on in the western world as Bruce Lee.
Later that year Fung Fung suffered a terrible accident with a fitness machine, which distorted his face and damaged his eye nerves. Fung’s days as a leading man were over and he began his career as a character-actor playing freaks, but he continued on as a filmmaker, directing and writing more than fifty movies over the next twenty years during the golden age of Cantonese cinema. He also continued sprouting offspring, four of which as mentioned earlier became involved in the film industry - eldest daughter Fung Siu Bo becoming a famed actress and star, Fung Hark On a movie stuntman, action director, and perpetual villain, Fung Kit Lung a screen writer and Petrina Fung Bo Bo a beloved child actress and star of Cantonese cinema. Both daughters were part of the so-called Seven Cantonese Princesses (that also included Josephine Siao, Connie Po Chu and Nancy Sit).
With the collapse of Cantonese cinema at the very dawn of the seventies, Fung Fung’s career as a film writer/director was effectively over, and he turned to working in TV. As Cantonese Cinema made a comeback in the second half of the seventies, Fung took small parts and guest starring short cameos in kung fu and comedy vehicles; a good deal of the films in which he was appearing had his son Fung Hark On working in an acting, fight choreographer or director capacity and was done seemingly as a favor to him. Iron Fisted Monk (77), Enter The Dragon (78), Follow The Star (78), Young Master (80), and Legend Of A Fighter (82). Fung also made an appearance in Eighteen Jade Arhats (78), Tsui Hark’s We're Going To Eat You (80), Michael Hui’s Security Unlimited. (81).
Fung Fung passed away in February 2000 in Hong Kong.
(Source: HKCM by Yves Gendron) Edit Biography
Director
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
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The Lonely Rider | 0.0 |
The Girl and the Chivalrous Bandit | 0.0 |
Drama
Title | Rating |
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Reincarnated
Hong Kong Drama, 1979, 60 eps
Chek Sung
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues
Hong Kong Movie, 1991,
Uncle Fung
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Seven Angels
Hong Kong Movie, 1985,
Mr. Kim [Night club patron]
(Guest Role)
|
5.6
|
The Trail
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
[Miao's assistant]
(Support Role)
|
6.3
|
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Hong Kong Movie, 1983,
Brother Wong
(Support Role)
|
4.0
|
Legend of a Fighter
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
[Boxing promoter]
(Guest Role)
|
7.7
|
Energetic 21
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
[Jack's father]
(Support Role)
|
5.0
|
Buddha's Palm
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
[Clan leader]
(Guest Role)
|
7.0
|
Dragon Lord
Hong Kong Movie, 1982,
[The Referee]
(Support Role)
|
7.4
|
Chasing Girls
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Gold Hunters
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
[Police officer]
(Guest Role)
|
7.0
|
Security Unlimited
Hong Kong Movie, 1981,
[Driving instructor]
(Guest Role)
|
7.8
|
From Riches to Rags
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
[Mental patient]
(Guest Role)
|
6.4
|
The Happenings
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
[Owner of car stolen by Lo]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
We're Going to Eat You
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
[Priest]
(Support Role)
|
7.0
|
The Young Master
Hong Kong Movie, 1980,
Ah Suk [Uncle]
(Guest Role)
|
7.5
|
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Enter The Fat Dragon
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
Uncle Hung
(Support Role)
|
7.1
|
Follow the Star
Hong Kong Movie, 1978,
[Car workshop boss]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Iron-Fisted Monk
Hong Kong Movie, 1977,
[Brothel worker]
(Guest Role)
|
6.7
|
The Girlie Bar
Hong Kong Movie, 1976,
[Police informant]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Kung Fu Monks
Taiwanese Movie, 1975,
[Brothel manager]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Enjoy Longevity 300 Years
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Thief of Thieves
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
"Boss"
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Big Holdup
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
[Chen's stepfather]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Happy Trio
Hong Kong Movie, 1975,
[Blockhead's neighbor]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
The Crazy Bumpkins
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
[Ah Hua's father-in-law]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Hong Kong 73
Hong Kong Movie, 1974,
[Public Housing Investigator]
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
[Plastic Company Boss]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Lonely Rider
Hong Kong Movie, 1970,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
Three Encounters
Hong Kong Movie, 1969,
[Ge's advisor]
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
All Are Happy
Hong Kong Movie, 1964,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Ne Zha Is His Mother's Escort 2
Hong Kong Movie, 1958,
(Guest Role)
|
0.0
|
Ne Zha Is His Mother's Escort
Hong Kong Movie, 1958,
(Support Role)
|
0.0
|
The Girl and the Chivalrous Bandit
Hong Kong Movie, 1950,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
The Woman Guard
Hong Kong Movie, 1941,
(Main Role)
|
0.0
|
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